GRB 140903A: Chandra finds evidence for violent stellar merger
Thursday, July 14, 2016 - 16:01
in Astronomy & Space
Gamma-ray bursts, or GRBs, are some of the most violent and energetic events in the Universe. Although these events are the most luminous explosions in the universe, a new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA's Swift satellite and other telescopes suggests that scientists may be missing a majority of these powerful cosmic detonations.